A study commissioned by British Airways found that 68 percent of employed adults in the United States have unused vacation days at the end of the year, because work is simply too busy to take time off. Americans have long been known as workaholics, but the results of the study show that vacation time is suffering in a major way. Twenty-nine percent of respondents said they were saving up vacation days, which they ultimately didn’t use. Nearly one in four Americans ...More >>

A study commissioned by British Airways found that 68 percent of employed adults in the United States have unused vacation days at the end of the year, because work is simply too busy to take time off. Americans have long been known as workaholics, but the results of the study show that vacation time is suffering in a major way. Twenty-nine percent of respondents said they were saving up vacation days, which they ultimately didn’t use. Nearly one in four Americans ...More >>

(RNN) - Google's doodle Tuesday pays tribute to the anniversary of Yosemite National Park's creation the day a government impasse is shuttering the National Park Service.

Although national parks with limited, gated access will close because of the government shutdown, much of Yosemite will still be accessible since highways run through the park. All park services will close, and people will be advised to leave Yosemite within 48 hours, the Associated Press stated.

President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill granting Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove to the state of California in 1864, the park's website stated. Environmentalist John Muir helped the area become a national park on Oct. 1, 1890, making Yosemite one of the oldest in the U.S.

The governmental budget fight is just one of the challenges Yosemite has faced this year. The Rim Fire, the largest fire in the park's history and one of the largest in the state's, grew to more than 255,000 acres, charring many structures in the park. The fire has cost $125.8 million.